New York City Tap Extravaganza 2002 Concert 2002-05-26 May 26, 2002 The New York City Tap Extravaganza, produced by the New York Committee to Celebrate National Tap Dance Day, The Town Hall, New York City. Co-chairmen and co-producers Al Heyward and Carl Schlesinger. Master of Ceremonies Savion Glover. Performers include New Jersey Tap Ensemble (Karen Callaway Williams), Avi Miller and Ofer Ben, Dianne Walker, The Sole Sisters (Miriam Ali-Greaves, Constance Valis Hill, Kathleen Isaac, Jo McNamara, Beverly Rolfsmeyer, Sarah Safford, Dorothy Wasserman), Reggio the Hoofer and Ernest "Brownie" Brown; Mable Lee, Omar Edwards, Yvette Glover and Savion Glover, and a closing Shim Sham Dedicated to Departed Tappers and Friends Milton Berle, James Buster Brown, Bertie Lou Harris, Paul Kennedy, Dolly McCormick, and Edna Mae Robinson. Music by the Frank Owens Trio: Owens (piano), Lisle Atkinson (bass), Bernice Books (drums). 2002 Flo-Bert Lifetime Achievement Award to tap dancer, comedienne, producer, performer and tap archivist Jane Goldberg and jazz pianist, composer, musical director Frank Owens. Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.763